TITLE: SPINNING AROUND

SUMMARY: An earthquake forces Louis Stevens, Malcolm Wilkerson, Daphne Reynolds and all their friends to change schools to Hillridge High School. How will this affect the life of Lizzie McGuire and her pals? (Lizzie McGuire/Even Stevens/Malcolm in the Middle/What A Girl Wants CROSSOVER)

RATING: PG (for mild thematic elements, LOL)

AUTHOR: sparklingblade@yahoo.com

AUTHOR'S NOTE: I do not own any of the characters. This story happens right after Lizzie's trip from Rome. Also, I made Daphne Reynolds' character two years younger (she was 17 in the movie). I do not know where the characters' hometowns are so I just made them up. If some storylines didn't happen in the TV shows assume that they happened before the school year started.

*** I REMOVED THE FIRST TWO CHAPTERS (their resolutions) to AVOID ANY MORE TROUBLE. HOWEVER, I SAY AGAIN, I GAVE PROPER CREDIT THEN SO NO PLAGERISM HAS TAKEN PLACE. ***

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Chapter One: A Fresh New Start

Lizzie McGuire is running late. Not a good thing, specially since she was supposed to meet with Gordo to discuss her welcome speech to the new students. After her adventure in Italy, she became semi-popular in their area that she was immediately asked to be a member of the freshmen orientation committee. Lizzie, wanting to broaden her horizons, did not think twice about accepting it.

Not wanting to waste time, she entered the committee room reading her speech. She was focused so much on it that she bumped – literally – into someone.

"Uh, sorry." Lizzie said as she gathered her stuff, and herself, from the floor.

A boy with curly hair and brown eyes smiled at her as he helped her up. "No, I'M sorry. I'm Louis Stevens, by the way."

Lizzie smiled. "Lizzie McGuire. It's nice to meet you."

"Are you on the committee too?"

Normally Lizzie wouldn't talk to strangers but she found Louis nice. However, she didn't really feel comfortable talking to guys she'd just met specially now that she and Gordo are a couple.

I can't just blow him off, Lizzie thought. That would be rude. She decided to go for the late excuse, since she really was late anyway.

"Yup! Anyway, I gotta go. I'm already late for my speech. Nice to meet you again, and see you around!"

Louis' face curled up into a smile. "Yeah… see you around."

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Lizzie's speech went great. Everyone listened to her, in fact, everyone seemed to like her. Everyone, except for Claire Miller and her shadows.

Lizzie and Kate were about to leave the auditorium when Claire and her posse of idiots – Brooke Baker, Angel Leihberman, Ryan Adams, and a couple more of them – passed before them.

"You know what they say, you can take the girl out of junior high but you can't take junior high out of the girl. Like, who still hangs out with LOSERS?"

"Give it up, Claire." Kate may have been Lizzie's friend but she still hasn't lost her touch. "Just because you choose to go to a water park over a cool summer trip to Italy – which by the way, rocked – doesn't give you the right to sourgrape."

Claire frowned and so did her posse. Geez, Lizzie thought to herself. Are they on Claire-reflex?

"Well excuse me, Miss Kate 'Slumming Down the Social Ladder' Sanders," she said. "I've got better things to do than hang out with Isabella.. oops, Lizzie." she said sarcastically.

With a snap of her fingers, she and her posse walked right out.

"I don't know how you managed to hang around with her for the longest time. No offense, Kate, but she's a hundred times worse than you were!"

Kate laughed. "Yes, she is. Well, at least they didn't have that idiotic Andie Robinson with them. Remember, the copycat?"

The girls laughed and proceeded to leave the auditorium and were about to head over to their first period when a familiar voice greeted Lizzie.

"Hey, how's it going with you? Awesome speech."

Lizzie smiled. Kate stared at Lizzie at her newfound friend. "Uh, introductions please."

Lizzie cleared her throat. "Kate Sanders, Louis Stevens. Louis Stevens, Kate Sanders," she said, gesturing from person to person.

"Hello Kate."

"Why, hello there, Low-eess." Kate prolonged the word and her voice was more syrupy than usual. "What you got for first period?"

"Arts and Crafts." (A/N: I'm making up subjects.)

"Coolie!" Kate said as she took Louis' arm and clinged to it. "We have that too."

Louis didn't look too comfortable but managed a weak "Great".

They walked over to their room where they met Gordo, whom they shared first period with. He was sitting next to a guy whom Lizzie thought looked kinda eery with his deep blue eyes.

"Hey," Lizzie said, kissing Gordo on the cheek.

Gordo blushed. He wasn't used to them kissing in public. Well, he had to get used to it, he thought.

"Hey, Lizzie. Sorry I went ahead, I was assigned by Miss Carter to take Malcolm around since we have the same schedule."

The guy beside him smiled. "Malcolm would be me. Hello y'all." He said to Lizzie, Kate, and Louis, who were all seated at the round table.

Seeing that they now had two new people in the group, Kate introduced Louis to Gordo and Malcolm. The guys exchanged hellos and proceeded to chat about film-making. All three of them were into it.

After five minutes or so of chitchat, their professor arrived. Lizzie, Gordo, and Kate appeared to be shocked much to Louis' and Malcolm's surprise.

"Hello, class. Why, I see Mr. Brownoser David Gordon is here, and so is queen of mean Kate Sanders." She said, smiling. "And not to forget Paolo's Isabella – NOT!"

The class laughed at her joke. Lizzie felt her cheeks burn. "For those of you who don't know me, I'm Miss Ungermeyer, high school principal. I'll be substituting for now for your teacher Miss Thomas. Lazy woman, it's only the first day!"

Lizzie smiled. She liked Miss Ungermeyer and all, but wasn't too sure if she wanted her as a teacher for one whole year.

Miss Ungermeyer looked at a piece of paper. "Well, it says here to group yourselves into six. So everyone who's with you in your tables will be your group." The students broke into cheers and hi-fives.

"SHUT YOUR PIEHOLES!" (A/N: Sorry, I just had to add that. Way funny :P) In an instant everyone was quiet.

Daphne Reynolds chose that precise moment to barge inside the room. "I'm sorry Miss.." she looked at the paper she was holding. "Miss Thomas. I couldn't find my way."

Miss Ungermeyer snorted. "You're on my list, Miss?"

"Daphne Reynolds."

"Seeing that Sanders, McGuire and Gordon and those two unknows are only five, go join them," Miss Ungermeyer said, gesturing towards the group.

"Okay."

Daphne made her way to the group's table. "Hello," she said, sitting between Malcolm and Louis.

The group said their hi's.

"Wait. I know you," Kate said. "You were in Hello! Magazine last month."

Gordo smirked. "You read that magazine?" He and Lizzie laughed. Kate just ignored them.

"Yes I was," Daphne said. "I'm Lord Henry Dashwood's daughter."

The group sighed a collective, "oh." Daphne cleared her throat. "I chose to study here for the diversity. Plus, I love meeting new people, and Hillridge seemed cool."

Kate smiled. "I'm Kate Sanders, and these are David Gordon, but call him Gordo anyway; Elizabeth Brooke McGuire, Lizzie or Isabella, your pick; Malcolm Wilkerson; and," Kate paused. "Louis Stevens," she said, in a tone that implied Louis was hers.

"Hello you all." Daphne said. "Nice to meet you."

Since their professor was absent, Miss Ungermeyer gave them the period off, meaning they could do anything. They spent it getting to know each other.

"Ohmigosh, you two used to be enemies?" Daphne shrieked.

"You really were in special ed?" Lizzie asked politely.

"You're THE Donnie Steven's brother?!" Kate's eyes opened in amazement.

As they talked and talked, it was becoming apparent that each of them really hit it off. They were friends, a clique.

This is so cool. Lizzie thought. I'm making friends, and they're a bunch of cool people. She smiled. What a way to have a fresh new start.

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